Acclaimed Alaska photographer featured in Sarah Palin book
Bonus Judy Patrick color photo section graces new hardcover about Gov. Sarah Palin and her dealings with Alaska's oil industry
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA October 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ —A stunning eight-page color insert with photos of Alaska's oil industry by noted Alaska photographer Judy Patrick has been included in a new hardcover titled "Sarah takes on Big Oil." Patrick is a personal friend of Sarah Palin and one of the book's authors Kay Cashman. Patrick was also a Wasilla city councilwoman when Palin was mayor. More Patrick photos appear in the text of "Sarah takes on Big Oil."
"Sarah takes on Big Oil" by Kay Cashman and Kristen Nelson, examines Palin's tempestuous relationship with Alaska's three major oil companies. The book is being released Oct. 12 by Anchorage-based PNA Publishing, an affiliate of Petroleum News, Alaska's only standalone oil and gas publication. Patrick is a contract photographer for Petroleum News.
"I think it would be safe to say that Judy Patrick is the leading photographer for oil industry coverage in Alaska," said Steve Sutherlin, a collaborator on the book who worked with Petroleum News' production director Steven Merritt in selecting photos.
"Steven and I were searching the paper's archives for shots that would show the nature of the industry's operations on land and sea in Alaska," Sutherlin said. "We soon found ourselves with an eight-page section shot by a single photographer-Judy Patrick."
"I think Judy's photos will help people to get a better grip on the scale and scope of the industry in Alaska," he said. "Her work is a record of remarkable human achievement in the face of forbidding geography and conditions."
Patrick has numerous international photo credits. Most recently her photos of Sarah Palin have been snapped up by major publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek.
Sutherlin said Patrick's expertly composed photos seemed the perfect addition to Cashman and Nelson's incisive reporting and meticulous research. Cashman is the publisher and executive editor of Petroleum News; Nelson is editor-in-chief.
Sarah takes on Big Oil is for sale online now at www.sarahtakesonbigoil.com and it will be on retailer's shelves in late-October.
Visit: www.sarahtakesonbigoil.com
PRESS AVAILABILITIES: Photos of Cashman, Nelson, and book collaborators Steve Sutherlin, Candice Ngo, and Amy Spittler at www.sarahtakesonbigoil.com
Press contact and book collaborator: Steve Sutherlin steve@petroleumnews.com
Washington D.C. Press contact and collaborator: Candice Ngo
cango@petroleumnews.com
London Press contact and book collaborator: Amy Spittler
aspittler@petroleumnews.com
PNA Publishing is a division of Petroleum Newspapers of Alaska LLC. To learn more: www.petroleumnews.com
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